Chapter 624 Ah Ming, is the beach fun?

The air froze instantly, and everyone's eyes turned to the suddenly appearing Kevin. Even Theresa, who was still sulking, subconsciously shrank behind Otto.

After all, this "savior" from a previous civilization had a truly terrifying aura.

Otto casually straightened his collar, which was wrinkled from the chains, and put on that smug smile again. He stepped forward and stood in front of Theresa.

"Lord of the World Serpent, please calm down."

The so-called 'law enforcer of constraints' was just a misunderstanding. My granddaughter was just a little upset, but she's calmed down now.

Kevin snorted coldly, and the flames of the Calamity Flame burned even brighter, making the frost in his eyes even more piercing.

Kiana quietly tugged at Mei's sleeve and muttered in a low voice:

"Oh no, oh no, is Ancestor Kevin going to make a move directly?"

Mei clenched her fists nervously, not daring to reply—after all, if a fight really broke out, who among those present could stop it?

Upon hearing Mei's thoughts, Xiao Shi rolled her eyes and stepped forward with her arms crossed:

"Hey Kevin, this is St. Freya, not the World Serpent. Want to fight?!"

Kevin frowned, looked at Xiao Shi suspiciously, then glanced at the crowd of onlookers. His gaze lingered on Fu Ming for a moment before he finally put away his Jie Mie.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief only after Kevin had completely left.

Kiana patted her chest and exclaimed:

"That scared me to death! I thought a fight was going to break out!"

Xiaozhi curled his lips:

"Tch, you outnumber him, what are you afraid of? Besides, I'm here. Didn't you see he ran away because I scared him away?"

Fu Ming chimed in, echoing her words:

"That's right. With the wise and discerning Herrscher present, Kevin is nothing special."

Xiao Shi immediately became smug, put his hands on his hips, tilted his head back, and chuckled:

"Hahahaha, of course! Don't you know who I am? Even if Kevin has the Cataclysm in his hands, how could he possibly defeat me, who has already broken free from the shackles of the End?"

Kiana suppressed a laugh and replied:

"Yes, yes, yes, you're the best, Sister Shi! Kevin must have been scared of you when he left!"

Mei quietly tugged at Kiana's sleeve, her eyes filled with a helpless "don't join in the fun" expression, but she couldn't help but smile.

After all, Xiao Shi's smug look was indeed quite amusing.

Otto turned to look at Theresa, a smile in his eyes:

"Alright, Theresa, can you finally relax and enjoy your vacation?"

Theresa turned her face away and whispered:

"...Three months of vacation, plus three servings of bitter melon juice every day, no take-backs!"

"No regrets." Otto agreed with a smile, but silently added in his mind: At worst, I'll let Amber handle the documents for a while, then quietly pass them on to Theresa later...

The farce at St. Freya has come to a complete end, with only the mountains of documents at the Destiny Headquarters quietly awaiting the "triumphant return" of their former bishop.

Just as Otto was secretly plotting how to shift the blame to Amber, the communicator suddenly rang at an inopportune moment, and Amber's voice came through:

“Lord Otto, Bishop Theresa has granted me a three-month leave in advance. I entrust all the work of Schicksal to you.”

Otto's smile froze instantly, while Theresa raised her chin triumphantly:

"Hmph, I knew Grandpa was up to something, I was already on guard against this."

Siegfried burst out laughing on the spot:

"Hahahaha, Otto, even you got outsmarted one day, hahahahaha."

Fu Hua shook her head helplessly, but a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Otto sighed, resignedly rubbing his forehead:

"Forget it, it seems my 'retirement life' was just a pipe dream. Remember to tell Karen that I'm not going back tonight."

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Looking at the mountain of documents, Otto felt that the next three months would probably be even harder to endure than defeating the Honkai.

—After all, you can fight the Honkai, but you can only approve documents stroke by stroke.

Otto slumped in his office chair piled high with documents, pinching his brow with his fingertips, regretting for the first time how tightly he had gripped the power of the Bishop of Destiny.

From the action reports of each branch to the material requests from the logistics department, and even the new tableware model for the Valkyrie Canteen, everything had to be confirmed by him personally before it was considered valid.

"I should have left some room for authority. With Amber gone, why did I force myself into this cage of paperwork?"

He muttered a complaint to the air, then caught a glimpse of the communicator on the corner of the table suddenly light up, and a flicker of expectation flashed across his dim eyes.

"Is Karen missing me?"

The message that lit up the screen wasn't from her sweetheart, but a photo sent by Theresa.

Theresa, wearing a straw hat, holds a glass of bright green bitter melon juice against a backdrop of sun-drenched beach chairs, accompanied by a smug caption—

"Grandpa, work hard! I'm going on vacation with everyone~ Oh, and Grandma Karen is coming too~ She looks so beautiful in her swimsuit, it's a pity you can't see it, Grandpa, hehehe~"

Otto stared at Theresa's smug little expression in the photo, grinding his teeth in anger, but then the image of Karen in her swimsuit flashed through his mind, and he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile.

He picked up a document at random, and had just written the first word when he heard a soft knock on the door.

"Come in."

Without looking up, he thought it was one of his subordinates delivering documents, but when he looked up, he saw Li Sushang.

Li Sushang placed a cup of hot tea on his desk, her gaze sweeping over the mountain of documents. A mocking smile played on her lips as she said sarcastically:

"Hey, Rakshasa, looks like you're in for a busy three months."

“Thanks to my dear granddaughter.” Otto picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then, as if remembering something, raised an eyebrow at her. “Why didn’t you go on vacation with her?”

"Just came back to pick up some things." Li Sushang paused, then added, her tone slightly teasing but serious, "and also to see you—after all, if you collapse from exhaustion, wouldn't fate be thrown into chaos again?"

Otto chuckled softly, glancing up at her. "What, in your eyes, am I really that vulnerable?"

Li Sushang didn't reply, but simply pointed to a small corner in the pile of documents:

"I saw it when I came in just now. I don't know who put it there."

Otto looked in the direction she pointed and saw a beautifully packaged bitter melon cake—Theresa's favorite flavor—with a small note next to it.

The handwriting is crooked and messy; it's clearly the work of some little one.

"Grandpa can have some of my favorite bitter melon cake when he gets tired of reviewing documents, but don't you dare throw it away!"

Otto picked up the cake, and the helplessness on his face gradually melted away, replaced by a gentle smile.

After taking a few bites, he picked up his quill pen again, took a deep breath while looking at the mountain of documents in front of him:

"So what? It's just three months. I've survived five hundred years, what's a few more months?"

Meanwhile, on the beach, Theresa, with a straw in her mouth, watched Mei being chased by Kiana with a shy expression.

Bronya and Seele sat side by side under a parasol, talking quietly and playing video games, while Fu Hua was seriously grilling meat beside them.

Xiao Shi and Fu Ming squatted on the beach, splashing water at each other non-stop, the splashing water causing them to laugh and joke continuously.

But the next second, Kiana☆ suddenly appeared between the two, her face as dark as a storm cloud, staring at Fu Ming and asking, word by word:

"Ah Ming, is the beach fun?"

Fu Ming immediately stood at attention, his eyes darting around, avoiding Kiana's gaze, and stammered:

"Kiana! What brings you here?"

Xiao Shi, always eager for a good show, quietly moved two steps to the side, crossed his arms, and raised an eyebrow:

"Hey, Kiana☆, why are you so upset? Did A-Ming forget to bring you along and come here to confront you?"

Kiana ignored Xiao Shi and kept staring at Fu Ming, rubbing her temples:

"If I hadn't shown up, would someone be so engrossed in playing that they'd forgotten all about me and Xiaoxing, and just be busy splashing water and playing around here?"

Fu Ming shrank back, trying to play dumb:

"...Uh, I remember! I just came out for some fresh air, I'll be right back!"